David Martosko

Hunter insisted that his column was vetted by Forbes.com editors, however. “I did not post w/o [a] green light,” he emailed TheDC, adding later that “[m]y editor is a good guy who is dealing with some very nervous executives.”

John Tamny, a Forbes.com editor who handles the website’s opinion contributors and also edits the website RealClearMarkets.com, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.